After the prior season (Season 4) where only defensive lineman Stephen Paea made the Pro Bowl, and then after an excellent rookie draft targeting Da Bears' secondary, Chicago kicked the season opener off to a great start against division rival Detroit. After that, the defense has really began to click and fire on all cylinders, with numerous players catching fire, causing many turnovers in the form of FFs and INTs, and leading Chicago to already more wins than last season (6-10) to a 9-2 record.
New standouts include Season 5 rookie 1st rounder FS Russell Dimon, 2nd rounder CB Issac Rider, 4th round pick DT Christopher McGee, and offseason FA additions of veterans WR Santonio Holmes (78 OVR) and QB Carson Palmer (78 OVR). Since Cutler's 3-week (expected) injury in Week 9, Palmer has filled in very impressively, with 5 TDs to only 1 INT thus far. And for his part, Santonio made a clutch catch vs. the Vikings in Week 6 to help give Chicago the 4th quarter comeback. And in today's game vs. the also-hot 7-4 Seattle Seahawks, Chicago has already nabbed 2 INTs (Upshaw, Rider) and after giving a pump fake to mislead Seattle's SS, Palmer has thrown a touchdown strike over the middle on a short post route to Holmes to give Chi-town a 10-0 lead going into halftime (highlights of the game to be placed on v-log).
Week 13 End of game update: Palmer ends with 1 TD and 1 INT as Chicago's defense continues to be clutch and holds off a potential fourth quarter comeback by Seattle for another win, 13-10. Chicago's record improves to 10 and 4.
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